"plod" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /plɒd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-plod.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒd, -ɑːd Etymology: From Middle English *plodden (found only in derivative plodder), probably originally a splash through water and mud, from plodde, pludde (“a puddle”) (whence modern plud). Compare Scots plod, plodge, plodder, dialectal Dutch plodden, plodderen, dialectal German ploddern, Danish pladder (“mire”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*plodden}} Middle English *plodden, {{cog|sco|plod}} Scots plod, {{cog|nl|plodden}} Dutch plodden, {{cog|de|ploddern}} German ploddern, {{cog|da|pladder|t=mire}} Danish pladder (“mire”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plod (uncountable)
  1. A slow or labored walk or other motion or activity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-plod-en-noun-NP5eMmi2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /plɒd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-plod.ogg Forms: plods [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd, -ɑːd Etymology: From Middle English plod. Cognate with Danish pladder (“mire”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|plod}} Middle English plod, {{cog|da|pladder||mire}} Danish pladder (“mire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plod (plural plods)
  1. (obsolete) A puddle. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-plod-en-noun-a9CwnEQZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /plɒd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-plod.ogg Forms: plods [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒd, -ɑːd Etymology: From PC Plod. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} plod (usually uncountable, plural plods)
  1. (UK, mildly derogatory, uncountable, usually with "the") the police, police officers Tags: UK, derogatory, mildly, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article Categories (topical): Gaits, Law enforcement Synonyms (the police): police Translations (the police): поли́ција (polícija) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-plod-en-noun-Cx~bOQW~ Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 8 12 8 27 23 6 8 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 2 4 56 10 11 2 11 4 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:sl-decl-noun-table3, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 55 7 15 1 11 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 5 38 5 25 3 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages using invalid parameters when calling Template:sl-decl-noun-table3: 1 4 2 5 22 5 7 2 7 7 1 2 4 1 3 9 9 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 2 1 2 24 2 8 1 5 2 1 1 24 1 1 2 9 2 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 1 1 30 1 9 1 5 1 0 1 21 0 1 2 13 2 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 3 4 41 12 13 3 18 5 Disambiguation of 'the police': 70 30 Disambiguation of 'the police': 70 30
  2. (UK, mildly derogatory, countable) a police officer, especially a low-ranking one. Tags: UK, countable, derogatory, mildly, usually Synonyms (police officer): police officer Translations (a police officer): полица́ец (policáec) [masculine] (Macedonian), ца́јкан (cájkan) [masculine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-plod-en-noun-vlbdTbXn Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'police officer': 36 64 Disambiguation of 'a police officer': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plastic plod
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /plɒd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-plod.ogg Forms: plods [present, singular, third-person], plodding [participle, present], plodded [participle, past], plodded [past]
Rhymes: -ɒd, -ɑːd Etymology: From Middle English *plodden (found only in derivative plodder), probably originally a splash through water and mud, from plodde, pludde (“a puddle”) (whence modern plud). Compare Scots plod, plodge, plodder, dialectal Dutch plodden, plodderen, dialectal German ploddern, Danish pladder (“mire”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*plodden}} Middle English *plodden, {{cog|sco|plod}} Scots plod, {{cog|nl|plodden}} Dutch plodden, {{cog|de|ploddern}} German ploddern, {{cog|da|pladder|t=mire}} Danish pladder (“mire”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} plod (third-person singular simple present plods, present participle plodding, simple past and past participle plodded)
  1. (intransitive) To walk or move slowly and heavily or laboriously (+ on, through, over). Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gaits Translations (to walk slowly): мъкна се (mǎkna se) (Bulgarian), trmácet se [imperfective] (Czech), plahočit se [imperfective] (Czech), vléci se (Czech), belhat se [imperfective] (Czech), vláčet se [imperfective] (Czech), traske (Danish), ploeteren (Dutch), raahustaa (Finnish), laahustaa (Finnish), marcher lourdement (French), stapfen (German), पाँव घसीटना (pā̃v ghasīṭnā) (Hindi), रेंगना (reṅgnā) (Hindi), arka (Icelandic), camminare a fatica (Italian), се вле́че (se vléče) (Macedonian), māngaingai (Maori), māngaingai ngā waewae (Maori), тащи́ться (taščítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), брести́ (brestí) [imperfective] (Russian), плести́сь (plestísʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), волочи́ться (voločítʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), caminar pesadamente (Spanish), caminar arduamente (Spanish), caminar dispendiosamente (Spanish), caminar fatigosamente (Spanish), caminar penosamente (Spanish), lunka (Swedish), knoga (Swedish), உந்துதல் (untutal) (Tamil), நகர்தல் (nakartal) (Tamil), чвалати (čvalaty) (Ukrainian), брести (bresty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-plod-en-verb-3bYe824z Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 8 12 8 27 23 6 8 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 30 8 34 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 41 6 37 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 35 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 40 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 35 8 36 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 37 11 29 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 37 10 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 37 9 31 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 42 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 33 8 37 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of 'to walk slowly': 90 10 0 0
  2. (transitive) To trudge over or through. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-plod-en-verb-CZ70nFIT Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 8 12 8 27 23 6 8 Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 35 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 40 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 37 10 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 39 10 32 11
  3. To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently. Translations (to toil): lopotit se [imperfective] (Czech), dřít [imperfective] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-plod-en-verb-rH0TvHKb Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 30 8 34 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 32 7 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 41 6 37 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 35 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 40 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 35 8 36 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 37 10 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 37 9 31 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 33 8 37 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 7 28 8 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of 'to toil': 4 2 92 3
  4. (transitive) To extrude (soap, margarine, etc.) through a die plate so it can be cut into billets. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-plod-en-verb-v-BZouwI Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 30 8 34 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 41 6 37 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 35 13 29 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 40 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 35 8 36 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 37 10 31 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 37 9 31 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 32 9 36 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 39 10 32 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 33 8 37 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 32 9 36 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plodder, plodding, For quotations using this term, Citations:plod
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "pā̃v ghasīṭnā",
          "sense": "to walk slowly",
          "word": "पाँव घसीटना"
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          "word": "रेंगना"
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          "word": "arka"
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          "word": "тащи́ться"
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "cájkan",
      "sense": "a police officer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ца́јкан"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plod"
}

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